10:36 AM ET The easy way out for Bryce Harper would’ve been to work out something with the Nationals and return to Washington, where he was most comfortable. He could insist on staying closer to his Las Vegas home, and sign a deal for fewer years with the Giants or some other club. But it
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11:59 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Hanley Ramirez agreed to a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians on Saturday in hopes of making a comeback after the Boston Red Sox released him in the middle of last
7:59 PM ET Bad weather chased me around Texas — or so I choose to believe — but I did manage to see my main target for the trip, Colleyville Heritage shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., for one game on Saturday before leaving town (his team’s Friday doubleheader was washed out). Witt, the presumptive top high
10:28 AM ET The St. Louis Cardinals have signed outfielder Jose Martinez to a new two-year contract, the team announced Saturday. Martinez, 30, led the Cardinals with a .305 batting average and 163 hits last season. He was also second on the team with 83 RBIs. “Jose has been a key contributor to our team
1:00 AM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Ichiro Suzuki still felt the nerves of competition at age 45. Suzuki started what may be his final spring training with a two-run, two-out single in the third inning Friday of the Seattle Mariners‘ opening 8-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. Batting seventh and playing left field,
5:36 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge has ruled that Lorena Martin’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the Seattle Mariners must be resolved in private arbitration rather than in court. Judge Regina Cahan ruled Friday that Martin had signed a contract with the team that called for any contract dispute
9:20 AM ET Nationals Manager Davey Martinez stopped to chat at the edge of practice field No. 3 the other day in West Palm Beach, Florida, and behind him, coaches swung fungo bats to generate ground balls at Washington infielders. The perfect backdrop for a conversation that began, of course, with a reporter’s mention of
10:05 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have signed pitcher Dan Jennings to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. A left-hander, Jennings appeared in 72 games last season for the Milwaukee Brewers and had a 4-5 record with a 3.22 ERA. Jennings signed with the Brewers
4:49 PM ET ESPN News Services FORT MYERS, Fla. — Longtime Boston Globe baseball writer Nick Cafardo has died after collapsing at the team’s spring training ballpark. The newspaper said Cafardo had an embolism Thursday and Red Sox medical staff was unable to revive him. He was 62. Nick Cafardo, our widely respected baseball columnist,
8:58 PM ET Manny Machado was at Petco Park on Wednesday, a good sign for the San Diego Padres, who have agreed with Machado on a 10-year, $300 million contract that’s only pending the results of a pair of physicals. Replicas of what will be Machado’s No. 13 jersey were also at Petco Park on